Traveling through 70's wine

Chapter 126 Decoupling

Half a month after receiving the design drawings for No. 48 Majiaxiang, Master Hu replied to Wen Qing.

I told her the number of materials needed and the project budget. The materials needed to build this yard are more than Wen Qing had imagined, but what is needed are cement, river sand, lime, bricks and tiles. These building materials are easier to buy. It is not Wen Qing's first time doing this, so she got them all quickly.

Master Hu led his men into the site, demolished the dilapidated old houses, cleaned up the construction waste, put the usable ones aside, and found a car to transport the rest to the landfill.

When he started the work, Wen Qing didn't pay much attention to him. She would come to see him once every ten days or half a month. They agreed that Master Hu would pay for anything needed first, and they would settle the bill later.

Wen Qing spends his time studying and producing pressure canning equipment.

Another month after Wen Qing handed in the revised design draft, Wen Qing found Director Li of the school-run factory.

When Director Li saw her, he smiled happily and said, "Xiao Wen, you came just in time. We have already made a prototype and are about to start testing it."

Following Director Li to the workshop, I saw a piece of equipment placed in the middle of the room. Several people were standing around watching it. When they saw Director Li coming, they made way for him.

"Xiao Wen, how do you test it?"

"This equipment is used to fill carbonated beverages. Let's prepare the carbonated drinks first."

Wen Qing went back to get the pressurized stainless steel tank, wine bottle, and bottle cap, added carbon dioxide to the water, stirred it, connected the pressure tank to the filling equipment, and started the equipment.

The wine bottles are placed on the product line, cleaned and dried, and then the robotic arm places the glass bottles on the filling table to be filled with liquid. The bottle cap device automatically turns the bottle cap to the capping head, and when the wine bottle turns with the turntable, the capping machine caps the bottle tightly.

The entire process was automated and went very smoothly.

Director Li took the wine bottle from the production line, looked at the liquid inside, turned the bottle upside down, and found no leakage from the bottle mouth. The test run went very smoothly.

Director Li and the technicians and workers around him were all very happy. Director Li said, "Xiao Wen, this equipment is for you."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Li. Director Xu said that this design can be used as my graduation project. Can you write a project evaluation for me?"

"Of course no problem. Thank you so much, Xiao Wen. From now on we can produce packaging equipment."

Since the school-run factory is transforming into packaging equipment manufacturing, it is still a bit monotonous to only produce canning equipment.

Wen Qing briefly introduced him to products such as normal pressure filling equipment, dry powder packaging equipment, and granule packaging equipment. Director Li said that he would arrange for technicians to design them and would bother Wen Qing again if needed in the future. Wen Qing nodded in agreement.

According to the requirements of the Pingjing Municipal Education Commission, school-run factories must be decoupled from universities, and they will have to find their own way to make a living in the future. If they can transform into packaging equipment factories, the wages of their employees will be guaranteed.

Director Li reported their test results to Director Xu, who praised Wen Qing. Wen Qing humbly said that it was all thanks to the support of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the school-run factory. Director Xu's smile deepened.

Wen Qing asked Director Li to help deliver the equipment to Erxia Village. Director Li got Wen Qing's design and always felt that he was taking advantage of her. Their factory had a car, so he immediately arranged for someone to deliver it to the winery.

By the time Wen Qing had some free time, it was already July and the school was on vacation, so Wen Qing had time to check the progress of the renovation.

When we arrived at No. 48 Majia Lane, the walls of the east and west wings of the house had all been repaired, and the main building had been built to the second floor.

Master Hu was directing the workers to hoist the prefabricated panels upstairs. When he saw her, he said, "Xiao Wen, you haven't been here for so long. You really don't care about your house."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Master Hu, I feel absolutely at ease with you in charge."

After joking, Master Hu explained to her the progress of the project.

The walls of the rear wing and the east and west wings have been built. We just need to wait for the second floor of the main building to be completed before we can cap and repair the roof. Then we will connect the water pipes, level the yard, install doors and windows, and do the interior decoration. It is estimated that it will take another three to four months.

Wen Qing thought that the yard was being rebuilt. Although it was not big, every process could not be skipped and it would take a long time.

So he said, "Master Hu, you don't have to rush. The project takes so long. Can I pay you part of the money first?"

Master Hu was a little embarrassed. When doing a project, usually a deposit is paid first, then 30% is paid when the project is halfway through, and then some more is paid based on the progress of the project, until the balance is paid after the project is completed.

However, the yard needs to be rebuilt now, and the project is quite long. The dozen or so workers under him have not had any other income during this period, and they are short of money. Many of them have complained, but this is how all projects are paid, and he is a bit embarrassed.

Today, Wen Qing took the initiative to ask for early payment, which solved one of his problems. Master Hu said happily: "Xiao Wen, don't worry, I promise to do it well for you."

Wen Qing paid him 5000 yuan and asked if there were enough building materials. Master Hu asked her to wait a little longer because aluminum and glass would be needed to make windows after the walls were completed.

Wen Qing said, "Master Hu, I wanted to lay wooden floors all over the floor, but now I think wooden floors are not durable, so I'd better lay terrazzo floors."

It is rather troublesome to make terrazzo, and the ground leveling requirements are quite high. The ground needs to be rolled and polished after it is laid. However, terrazzo can be spliced ​​with different patterns. A well-made terrazzo floor is as smooth as a mirror and very beautiful.

Master Hu nodded. "No problem. Then you need to prepare some more cement. You don't need so much wood. You used to bring ten trees. Now you only need seven to make beams, furniture and doors."

Wen Qing said, "You use it first, and leave the rest here. I'll take it away later."

He then said, "Master Hu, it is best to use light colors for terrazzo floors. I want white or glass stones for the terrazzo, but I haven't found them yet. I will send you the cement and stones in a while."

Master Hu nodded and instructed Wen Qing, "If you want white stone for terrazzo, use dolomite or white marble." Dolomite is available in Jidong.

Wen Qing thanked Master Hu. All the broken stones she had removed were in the space. After returning to Erxia Village, Wen Qing entered the space and cleaned out the stones with more beautiful colors. She mainly selected white and grayish stones, crushed them again with a stone-crushing machine, and put them into bamboo baskets.

Wen Qing had been to the market in Wuji County and had seen the dolomite mine there.

After returning to Erxia Village, he went to the winery to find Liu Quan, gave him the money, told him the types of stones he wanted, and asked him to go to Wuji County and buy two tons of dolomite.

When Wang Jianguo saw Wen Qing, he hurriedly said, "Sister Wen, you're here."

Wen Qing went with him to check the fermentation conditions of each wine cellar. Wang Jianguo said, "Last time, I took the light-fragrant liquor blended with 30-year-old wine back to my father and father-in-law for tasting. They both thought it was good. It had a stronger aroma than the liquor we blended with 10-year-old wine before."

The first attempt was successful, and Wang Jianguo became more confident in his winemaking skills.

The two men checked each wine cellar, recorded the fermentation situation in a notebook, checked off the wine cellars where fermentation had finished, arranged for workers to steam the wine, and took out the grain to crush and soak it, preparing to add it to the mash for steaming.

Wen Qing asked: "Are there any new rice husks left?"

Wang Jianguo said: “Yes.” He also arranged for people to clean and steam them.

Seeing that everyone was preparing in an orderly manner, Wen Qing did not disturb everyone. She returned to the front yard, entered the space and began to harvest the new season's crops.